CA AB167

Creates the California Partnership for Infants and Toddlers to provide state grants of $4,000 annually per child to qualifying childcare and development programs and family childcare home education networks serving infants and toddlers from birth to 3 years of age, upon legislative appropriation.

Requires grantees to agree to meet federal Head Start program performance standards and provide full-day, full-year childcare for infants and toddlers to qualify for funding.

Establishes that grantees must develop and implement a plan to improve quality and provide comprehensive education, health, development, and family support services, with full compliance to federal Head Start standards required within four years of initial grant.

Directs the State Department of Education to provide technical assistance to applicants and grantees and to prioritize funding for programs serving children who are homeless, living in poverty, or at risk of neglect or abuse.

Authorizes the department to implement provisions through guidance or written directives until formal regulations are adopted.